Comparison

MRCP PACES vs ARCP Aid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MRCP PACES

Features
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MRCP Boot Camp provides access to comprehensive reading materials for healthcare professionals. With this app, subscribers can conveniently access: โ€ข Professionally developed pre-recorded videos โ€ข Comprehensive reading materials, notes, and guides โ€ข Structured self-paced learning All learning materials are made available through your existing subscription. The app is designed for ease of use, allowing you to conveniently review your previously purchased content anytime, anywhere. This app is intended solely for accessing previously purchased educational content. If you need help, contact us at: support@mrcpbootcamp.co.uk

About

ARCP Aid

Features
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Not sure where you stand on your ARCP requirements? ARCP Aid keeps a live, curriculum-accurate view of your progress, built by a trainee, for trainees What it does: Live dashboard โ€” progress rings update in real time against your IMT1, IMT2 or IMT3 targets, as you log your take patients, clinics and teaching within seconds Structured logging โ€” SLEs and reflections captured in the exact format your portfolio needs, in minutes, with AI support if you want it Curriculum-accurate checklist โ€” built directly from the ARCP Decision Aid and Stage 1 Guidance One-tap export โ€” Excel and PDF summaries built from what you've logged, ready for an ES meeting or your portfolio Built and fact-checked against the primary sources: the JRCPTB IMT ARCP Decision Aid, the Stage 1 ARCP Guidance, and the official IMT1, IMT2 and IMT3 checklists. Checked and corrected whenever national guidance changes. Your data stays on your device โ€” portfolio content is stored locally, never on a server. See the in-app Privacy Policy for full details. ARCP Aid is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for the NHS ePortfolio, JRCPTB, or NHS England. Your official record of progress remains the NHS ePortfolio.

Screenshots

MRCP PACES4 screens
ARCP Aid4 screens

Verdict

The call

MRCP PACES and ARCP Aid are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MRCP PACES versus ARCP Aid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMRCP PACESARCP Aid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size25 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperM&P London LTDMonika Johal

In-app purchases

None

MRCP PACES

No in-app purchases

None

ARCP Aid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MRCP PACES free?
MRCP PACES is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCP Aid free?
ARCP Aid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MRCP PACES or ARCP Aid have ads?
Neither MRCP PACES nor ARCP Aid shows ads.

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